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 |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |