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 |
|---|---|
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |