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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |