GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
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rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
affected | artificial; pretended |
pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |