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 |
|---|---|
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |