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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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| idiom | an 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) |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |