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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| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
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| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
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