GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| spate | freshet |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| opus | work |