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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WordMeaning
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
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trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness