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.

Random words

WordMeaning
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
loftan upper room or floor : attic
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
repudiateto refuse to accept