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 |
|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| acme | the highest point or stage |