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 |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| lax | loose |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |