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

WordMeaning
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
equipoisea state of equilibrium
dissensiondisagreement
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
circleta little circle
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
vergebrink
replenishto fill or build up again
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
retortto pay or hurl back : return