GRE Word List
DEGRADATION
the act or process of degrading
The meaning of the word degradation is the act or process of degrading.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |