GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| overwhelm | upset |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |