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 |
|---|---|
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |