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 |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| boor | peasant |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| paradigm | example |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |