GRE Word List

DEMERIT

offense

The meaning of the word demerit is offense.

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magnitudegreat size or extent
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
ripto tear or split apart or open
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
caterto provide a supply of food