GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| heed | to pay attention |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| pedestrian | commonplace |