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 |
|---|---|
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |