GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| spate | freshet |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| retribution | recompense |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |