degeneration
/dɪˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/noun
High School
1
The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
2
That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.
3
Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
4
A thing that has degenerated.
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Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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