GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
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Word | Meaning |
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venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
assail | to attack violently : assault |
limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |