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 |
|---|---|
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| laud | praise |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |