GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| overweening | arrogant |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |