GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |