GRE Word List

DRASTIC

acting rapidly or violently

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

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WordMeaning
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
denotationan act or process of denoting
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
repudiateto refuse to accept
martineta strict disciplinarian
palliddeficient in color : wan