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.

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WordMeaning
effusionan act of effusing
ciliatedpossessing cilia
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
amendto put right
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification