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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| paltry | inferior |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |