GRE Word List

DEMERIT

offense

The meaning of the word demerit is offense.

Random words

WordMeaning
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
scapegoata 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
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
dieto pass from physical life : expire