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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |