degenerate vs degeneration

degenerate and degeneration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degenerate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
degeneration	Yes	No	No	No

degenerate (noun)	degeneration (noun)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior	passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
	the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
	the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

degenerate (adjective)	degeneration (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality

degenerate (verb)	degeneration (verb)
grow progressively worse