degeneracy vs putrefaction

degeneracy and putrefaction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degeneracy	Yes	No	No	No
putrefaction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degeneracy and putrefaction are synonyms defined as:

degeneracy and putrefaction: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

Other synonyms of degeneracy include corruption, depravation, depravity.

degeneracy (noun)	putrefaction (noun)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
	a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor