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 |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| politic | political |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |