GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |