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 |
|---|---|
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |