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
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boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
baubletrinket
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
jesta joking or mocking remark
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family