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 |
|---|---|
| influx | a coming in |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| primal | original |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |