GRE Word List
DEMEANOR
behavior toward others : outward manner
The meaning of the word demeanor is behavior toward others : outward manner.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |