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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| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |