GRE Word List

DRASTIC

acting rapidly or violently

The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.

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WordMeaning
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
exudeto ooze out