GRE Word List

DECREPITUDE

the quality or state of being decrepit

The meaning of the word decrepitude is the quality or state of being decrepit.

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coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
florescencea state or period of flourishing
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
droopto hang or incline downward
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
nuancea subtle distinction or variation
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned