GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
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|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
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| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
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| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
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