GRE Word List

DEMERIT

offense

The meaning of the word demerit is offense.

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WordMeaning
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration