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 |
|---|---|
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| forebears | ancestor |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |