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Self-degradation :: Self-degradation (n.) The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded..

Retrogradation :: Retrogradation (n.) The state of being retrograde; decline.

Climax :: Climax (v. i.) Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.

Degenerationist :: Degenerationist (n.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state..

Mode :: Mode (n.) Variety; gradation; degree.

Retrogradation :: Retrogradation (n.) The act of retrograding, or moving backward..

Epiploce :: Epiploce (n.) A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only continued, but advanced them..

Nuance :: Nuance (n.) A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.

Remove :: Remove (n.) The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year..

Gradational :: Gradational (a.) By regular steps or gradations; of or pertaining to gradation.

Degradation :: Degradation (n.) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop..

Wretch :: Wretch (v. t.) One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch..

Diminution :: Diminution (n.) The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement..

Fall :: Fall (n.) Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire..

Baseness :: Baseness (n.) The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness.

Disgradation :: Disgradation (n.) Degradation; a stripping of titles and honors.

Gradualness :: Gradualness (n.) The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness.

Descent :: Descent (n.) A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation.

Degradation :: Degradation (n.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole..

Gradation :: Gradation (n.) The act or process of bringing to a certain grade.

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