GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |