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 |
|---|---|
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |