GRE Word List

DRASTIC

acting rapidly or violently

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

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WordMeaning
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
callousbeing hardened and thickened
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely