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 |
|---|---|
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |