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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| drab | slattern |