GRE Word List

DEMERIT

offense

The meaning of the word demerit is offense.

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momentuma property (see property
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper