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 |
|---|---|
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| prank | trick |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| brook | creek |
| hirsute | hairy |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |