GRE Word List
DEGENERATE
having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
The meaning of the word degenerate is having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
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| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |