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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| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |