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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |