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Demerit :: Demerit (n.) That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.

Immeritous :: Immeritous (a.) Undeserving.

Merithal :: Merithal (n.) Alt. of Merithallu.

Merit :: Merit (n.) Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits..

Purgatory :: Purgatory (n.) A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven..

Pay :: Pay (v. t.) Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon..

Detur :: Detur (n.) A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize.

Excellence :: Excellence (n.) The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.

Earn :: Earn (v. t.) To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not)..

Reviewer :: Reviewer (n.) One who reviews or reexamines; an inspector; one who examines publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their merits; a professional critic of books..

Merited :: Merited (imp. & p. p.) of Meri.

Demerit :: Demerit (n.) To depreciate or cry down.

Superior :: Superior (n.) One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English..

Meedfully :: Meedfully (adv.) According to merit; suitably.

Self-important :: Self-important (a.) Having or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one's own importance or merit.

Worthily :: Worthily (adv.) In a worthy manner; excellently; deservedly; according to merit; justly; suitably; becomingly.

Gratuitous :: Gratuitous (a.) Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice..

Intrinsic :: Intrinsic (a.) Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person..

Indignity :: Indignity (n.) Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult..

Testamur :: Testamur (n.) A certificate of merit or proficiency; -- so called from the Latin words, Ita testamur, with which it commences..

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