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 |
|---|---|
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |