GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |