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 |
|---|---|
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| hardy | bold |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |