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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |