GRE Word List
DEMEAN
to lower in character, status, or reputation
The meaning of the word demean is to lower in character, status, or reputation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |