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 |
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| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| gazette | newspaper |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |