humble vs degrade

humble is an adjective but degrade is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
humble	No	Yes	Yes	No
degrade	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, degrade is a hyponym of humble; that is, degrade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humble:

Other hyponyms of humble include crush, smash, demean, disgrace, put down, take down.

humble (adjective)	degrade (adjective)
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
low or inferior in station or quality
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

humble (verb)	degrade (verb)
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of	lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
cause to be unpretentious	reduce the level of land, as by erosion
	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally