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
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
pluckto pull or pick off or out
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes