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 |
|---|---|
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
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| overthrow | overturn |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
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