GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| exude | to ooze out |
| viand | an item of food |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |