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 |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| pliant | pliable |
| rider | one that rides |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| fiend | devil |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| pitfall | trap |