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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| deify | to make a god of |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |