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 |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| modish | fashionable |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| actuary | clerk |