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 |
|---|---|
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| sentinel | sentry |
| asunder | into parts |
| welter | writhe |
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| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
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