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 |
|---|---|
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |