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 |
|---|---|
| marrow | bone marrow |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |