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 |
|---|---|
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| flounder | flatfish |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |