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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| growl | rumble |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |