SAT vocabulary
Degradation
The process of being degraded, as in status, quality, or character; decline to a lower level of quality, character, or efficiency.
Example
"The degradation of the ancient manuscript was evident from its faded ink and brittle pages."
Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French degradation, from medieval Latin degradatio(n-), from degradare 'reduce in rank'.
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