GRE Word List

DRASTIC

acting rapidly or violently

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

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WordMeaning
alludeto make indirect reference
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
welterwrithe
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body