GRE Word List
DRASTIC
acting rapidly or violently
The meaning of the word drastic is acting rapidly or violently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |