GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |