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 |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| garnish | decorate |