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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|---|---|
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| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
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| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| auroral | dawn |
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| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
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| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |