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 |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| engender | beget |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| shack | hut |