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 |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |