GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| cataclysm | flood |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |