GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
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|---|---|
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
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| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
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| gruel | a thin porridge |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
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| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |