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 |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |