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 |
|---|---|
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |