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degenerateverb(intransitive) To lose good or desirable qualities.
dropverb(intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
aggravatesverb(by extension) To make (any bad thing) worse.
declineverb(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
declinesverb(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
decreasesverb(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
degeneratesverb(intransitive) To lose good or desirable qualities.
degradationnounThe act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
degradesverb(transitive) To lower in value or social position.
deteriorationnounThe process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
erodesverbTo wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
exacerbatesverb(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
impairsverb(transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
rotsnoun(Star Wars) Initialism of Revenge of the Sith (a 2005 movie in the Star Wars series).
worsensverb(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.
degeneratingverb(intransitive) To lose good or desirable qualities.
degenerationnoun(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
depreciatesnounThe decline in value of assets.
degradedFeeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
degeneratedverb(intransitive) To lose good or desirable qualities.

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