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.

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pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
brochurepamphlet
saboteurone that practices sabotage
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence