GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| lampoon | satire |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| forte | one's strong point |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| vendetta | blood feud |
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| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |