GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| hap | happening |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |