GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
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modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
bog | wet spongy ground |
mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |