GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
paramour | lover |
recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |