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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.

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WordMeaning
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
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wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
sledgesledgehammer
implodeto burst inward
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
drivelnonsense
transcendentaltranscendent