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
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
canarda false or unfounded report or story
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
trappingsoutward signs
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
braidto make from braids
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance