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 |
|---|---|
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |