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Demerit :: Demerit (n.) The state of one who deserves ill.

Protomerite :: Protomerite (n.) The second segment of one of the Gregarinae.

Jingle :: "Jingle (n.) A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself..

Meritorious :: Meritorious (a.) Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.

Esteem :: Esteem (v. t.) Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price..

Superiorly :: Superiority (n.) The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit..

Meritot :: Meritot (n.) A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy..

Justice :: "Justice (a.) Conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and in conduct; fair representation of facts respecting merit or demerit; honesty; fidelity; impartiality; as, the justice of a description or of a judgment; historical justice..

Arrogate :: Arrogate (v. t.) To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings..

Retribution :: Retribution (n.) That which is given in repayment or compensation; return suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action; commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong..

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

Modesty :: Modesty (n.) The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit..

Criticise :: Criticise (v. i.) To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person; esp., to find fault..

Virtue :: Virtue (n.) Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.

Pension :: Pension (n.) A stated allowance to a person in consideration of past services; payment made to one retired from service, on account of age, disability, or other cause; especially, a regular stipend paid by a government to retired public officers, disabled soldiers, the families of soldiers killed in service, or to meritorious authors, or the like..

Promerit :: Promerit (v. t.) To oblige; to confer a favor on.

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..

Reader :: Reader (n.) One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.

Deservedness :: Deservedness (n.) Meritoriousness.

Ordinary :: Ordinary (a.) Of common rank, quality, or ability; not distinguished by superior excellence or beauty; hence, not distinguished in any way; commonplace; inferior; of little merit; as, men of ordinary judgment; an ordinary book..

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