GRE Word List

DRASTIC

acting rapidly or violently

The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.

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sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
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credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
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eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
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