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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| trample | tramp |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |