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.

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WordMeaning
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
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institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
precipitousprecipitate
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background