GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |