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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| trappings | outward signs |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |