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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WordMeaning
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
adjacentnot distant : nearby
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole