GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |