Which term means the process of something getting worse?

Which term means the process of something getting worse?

• A. Degradation
• B. Notion
• C. Applicable
• D. Convey

Answer: (A)

Understanding how to express decline or deterioration is what this item asks you to recognize. Degradation describes the process of getting worse—a decline in quality, value, function, or condition. You can think of environmental degradation or the degradation of materials over time, which captures that sense of gradual worsening. The other terms don’t fit this meaning. Notion is an idea or belief, applicable means something that can be used in a particular situation, and convey means to communicate or to transport something from one place to another.

Understanding how to express decline or deterioration is what this item asks you to recognize. Degradation describes the process of getting worse—a decline in quality, value, function, or condition. You can think of environmental degradation or the degradation of materials over time, which captures that sense of gradual worsening.

The other terms don’t fit this meaning. Notion is an idea or belief, applicable means something that can be used in a particular situation, and convey means to communicate or to transport something from one place to another.