GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |