GRE Word List
DECREPIT
wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
The meaning of the word decrepit is wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |