GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| drivel | nonsense |