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
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
culminationthe action of culminating
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)