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
vendettablood feud
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
premonitorygiving warning
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
sledgesledgehammer
uproariousmarked by uproar
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania