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 |
|---|---|
| declivity | downward inclination |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |