GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |