GRE Word List
DECREPITUDE
state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
The meaning of the word decrepitude is state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compatible | harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together |
| disparage | belittle |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| context | writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs |
| tenant | one that pays rent to use property owned by another |
| remission | temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins. |
| pretend | feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense |
| balm | something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees |
| respite | time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
