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 |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| paltry | inferior |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| dissension | disagreement |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |