GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| paramour | lover |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |