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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.

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WordMeaning
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
hardybold
lacerationthe act of lacerating
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
invalidnot valid: