GRE Word List

DEMERIT

offense

The meaning of the word demerit is offense.

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WordMeaning
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
raimentclothing