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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| debut | a first appearance |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |