GRE Word List

DRASTIC

acting rapidly or violently

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

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WordMeaning
recitala detailed account : enumeration
communetalk over
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
impoverishto make poor
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain