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not
Adverb
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"Not" makes the verb of a sentence have the opposite meaning.
I was not there.
I am not fat!
not
Conjunction
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The item before "not" is more correct or better than the item after "not".
I wanted tea, not coffee!
Meaning: I wanted tea. I did not want coffee.
It's stupid, not funny.
Meaning: It is stupid. It is not funny.
not
Interjection
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Used to indicate the sentence before is sarcastic or ironic. This means that the sentence has the opposite meaning.
I like doing lots of boring homework. Not!
Meaning: I do not like doing lots of boring homework.
degenerate
Noun
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a person who loses all moral values
He became a degenerate after becoming a junkie and losing his moral values.
Those drug addicts and degenerates on the street corner should not be allowed near children.
degenerate
Verb
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Degenerate is to break down, to crumble, erode.
She was a junkie and her health degenerated day by day.