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 |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |