GRE Word List

DRASTIC

acting rapidly or violently

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

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consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
velocityquickness of motion : speed
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble