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 |
|---|---|
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| representational | one that represents: such as |