GRE Word List

DECADENCE

the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent

The meaning of the word decadence is the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent.

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WordMeaning
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry