GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |