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 |
|---|---|
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| collected | gathered together |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |