GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| violate | break |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |