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 |
|---|---|
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| hortatory | hortative |