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 |
|---|---|
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| bauble | trinket |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |