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 |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| arid | excessively dry |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| fleck | streak |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |