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 |
|---|---|
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |