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 |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |