GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| refrain | curb |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |