GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |