GRE Word List
DEGENERATE
become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person
The meaning of the word degenerate is become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celestial | heavenly |
| metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
| prance | move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently) |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily) |
| nova | star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness |
| tedium | boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious |
| temperate | moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society |
| silt | sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river) |
| requiem | mass for the dead; dirge |
| ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
