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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WordMeaning
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance