GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| expatriate | banish |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |