| CERITES | • cerites n. Plural of cerite. • CERITE n. a hydrous silicate of cerium. |
| DEMERIT | • demerit n. A quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage. • demerit n. A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army. • demerit n. That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert. |
| EMERITA | • emerita adj. Feminine singular of emeritus. • emerita n. The female equivalent of emeritus. • emerita n. Plural of emeritum. |
| EMERITI | • emeriti adj. Masculine plural of emeritus. • emeriti n. Plural of emeritus. • EMERITUS n. (Latin) a retired person who retains an honorary title. |
| GUERITE | • guerite n. A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions. • GUERITE n. (French) a projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions. |
| HERITOR | • heritor n. A person who inherits; an heir or heiress. • heritor n. (Law, Scotland) A proprietor or landholder in a parish. • HERITOR n. a proprietor or landholder in a parish. |
| INHERIT | • inherit v. (Transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations). • inherit v. (Transitive) To receive (Property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner’s death. • inherit v. (Transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one’s ancestors by genetic transmission. |
| MERITED | • merited adj. Deserved. • merited v. Simple past tense and past participle of merit. • MERIT v. to deserve. |
| NERITES | • nerites n. Plural of nerite. • NERITE n. (Greek) a type of sea snail. |
| NERITIC | • neritic adj. Describing a marine environment of shallow waters. • NERITIC adj. pertaining to shallow water. |
| PERITUS | • peritus n. (Christianity) A Roman Catholic theologian attending an ecumenical council to give advice. • PERITUS n. (Latin) a type of theological expert. |
| VERITAS | • veritas n. Truth, particularly of a transcendent character. • VERITAS n. (Latin) truth. |
| VERITES | • VERITE n. (French) reality, truth, as in cinema verite. |
| YPERITE | • yperite n. Synonym of mustard gas. • YPERITE n. mustard gas. |