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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.

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WordMeaning
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
implyto express indirectly
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
depositiona testifying especially before a court
naivetea naive remark or action
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms