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 |
|---|---|
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| coin | corner |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |