GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |