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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
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
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repulseto drive or beat back : repel
minusculevery small
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
lacerationthe act of lacerating
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose