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 |
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decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
flail | a 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 |
outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
pore | to gaze intently |
fulcrum | prop |