GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| lugubrious | mournful |