GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |