GRE Word List

DEGRADATION

the act or process of degrading

The meaning of the word degradation is the act or process of degrading.

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docileeasily taught
dissentto withhold assent or approval
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness