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 |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |