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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |