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 |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| headlong | headfirst |