GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |