GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |