GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| raiment | clothing |