GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| violate | break |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |