GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| welter | writhe |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |