GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |