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
marrowbone marrow
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
discomposeto destroy the composure of
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
herbivorousfeeding on plants
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
implyto express indirectly
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt