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 |
|---|---|
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |