GRE Word List

DRASTIC

acting rapidly or violently

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

Random words

WordMeaning
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
fulcrumprop
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space