GRE Word List
DEMERIT
fault; bad quality
The meaning of the word demerit is fault; bad quality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pry | inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying |
| predilection | preference; partiality |
| cuisine | style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine |
| subsistence | existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level) |
| pinnacle | peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame |
| indeterminate | uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite |
| detonation | explosion |
| palliate | ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) |
| trickster | person who cheats people |
| tribune | official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people |
