GRE Word List

DEMERIT

offense

The meaning of the word demerit is offense.

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WordMeaning
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished