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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WordMeaning
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
broachbrooch
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viandan item of food
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow