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.

Random words

WordMeaning
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
planeairplane
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
minatoryhaving a menacing quality