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 |
|---|---|
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| trappings | outward signs |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| braid | to make from braids |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |