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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.

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monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
esteemthe regard in which one is held
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
errantbehaving wrongly
stinkto emit a strong offensive odor
ancillarysubordinate
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
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