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 |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
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| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
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| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
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