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 |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |