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 |
|---|---|
| vertex | the top of the head |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
