GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shambles | a meat market |
| environ | encircle |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |