GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| edifice | building |