Vocabulary Word
Word: decrepit
Definition: weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
Definition: weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
Sentences Containing 'decrepit'
In a very short time a decrepit figure had emerged from the opium den, and I was walking down the street with Sherlock Holmes.
More Vocab Words
::: compulsion - compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse::: sear - burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither
::: sophistry - seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism
::: obligatory - binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate
::: entomology - study of insects
::: corpus - collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
::: uniformity - sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over
::: negligible - so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded
::: obdurate - stubborn; refusing to change one's belief
::: disgorge - surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge
