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 |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| repercussion | reflection |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| noisome | noxious |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |