GRE Word List

DILAPIDATED

decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse

The meaning of the word dilapidated is decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse.

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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
delveexcavate
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
asepticpreventing infection
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
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puerilejuvenile
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
commemorativeintended as a commemoration