GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
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| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
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| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| clown | farmer |
| cipher | zero |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |