GRE Word List

DEMERIT

offense

The meaning of the word demerit is offense.

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WordMeaning
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
hideto put out of sight : secrete
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
violatebreak
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
draughta 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
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful