Friday, September 21, 2012

degraded

(v./adj.): reduced in quality, value, position, etc.

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  1. The student just degraded himself in front of the school by violating integrity.

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  2. The Watergate conspiracy did much to degrade the American presidency.

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  4. Synonym: Degenerated
    Degenerated is a synonym since it means to become worse (Ex. immoral quality).

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  5. definition: to make sth become worse, especially in quality.
    Sentence: The quality of the products had apparently degraded since the prices got lower.

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  6. Synonym: lowered
    Lowered is a synonym since it also means reduced in quality.

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  7. Some people believe that being scolded in front of their classmates is degrading.

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  8. The grocery store decides to degrade the price of watches since the customers complain a lot.

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  9. People were expecting a cheaper price for the cars, but the companies replied, saying that if they wanted a cheaper price, the quality of the cars will be degraded.

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  10. This plant is so adaptable to the environment that it can live on this degraded land.

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  11. Sentence: I degraded my internet connection since the fee was too high.

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  12. She degraded herself by cheating on the test.

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  13. antonym: promoted.
    This antonym is suitable since promoted means getting higher in rank, instead of lower, which degraded means.

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  14. John had degraded himself by swearing loudly in front of the principal.

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  16. The picture was so degrading that it was censored from the internet.

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  17. The anti-Islam film degrades the image of Muhammad; many Southwest Asian countries are now rioting over Western portrayal of Islam in media.

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  18. He was degraded for being late too much.

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  19. Her reputation was degraded from all the negative gossips about her.

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  20. The boy felt degraded when bullied.

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  21. Example: The student was scolded because he threw a plastic bag into the soil; he was clearly taught that plastic bags could not be degraded.

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