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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WordMeaning
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
habituateto make used to something : accustom
vendorone that vends : seller
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold