GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
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reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
quietude | a quiet state : repose |
allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
canny | clever |
list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
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