GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |