GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleek | slick |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |