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 |
|---|---|
| demise | death |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |