GRE Word List

DEMERIT

offense

The meaning of the word demerit is offense.

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WordMeaning
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
raga waste piece of cloth
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)