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 |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
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| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |