GRE Word List
DEMERIT
offense
The meaning of the word demerit is offense.
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|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
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| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
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