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
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
errantbehaving wrongly
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
havenharbor
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity