GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |