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 |
|---|---|
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |