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 |
|---|---|
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| endue | provide |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |