GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| billow | wave |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |