mer

to earn, deserve

Latin · merere

Mer comes from Latin merere, "to earn, deserve". It appears in words about worth, reward, and what a person deserves because of effort.

Memory trick

MERIT is what you MERe-ly earn: reward for what you did.

demerit (de + merit) — a fault or lost pointदोष; कटा हुआ अंक
emeritus (e + merit + us) — retired but honouredसम्मानित सेवानिवृत्त
meretricious (mer + etric + ious) — attractive but cheapदिखावटी, भड़कीला
meretriciously (mer + etric + ious + ly) — in a flashy, cheap wayभड़कीले ढंग से
meretriciousness (mer + etric + ious + ness) — flashy cheapnessदिखावटीपन
merit (merit) — quality that deserves rewardयोग्यता, गुण
meritless (merit + less) — lacking worthनिकम्मा, गुणहीन
meritocracy (merit + o + cracy) — rule by those who earn itयोग्यतातंत्र
meritocrat (merit + o + crat) — a supporter of earning by abilityयोग्यता को मानने वाला
meritocratic (merit + o + cratic) — based on ability and effortयोग्यता पर आधारित
meritorious (merit + orious) — deserving praiseप्रशंसनीय, योग्य
meritoriously (merit + orious + ly) — in a praiseworthy wayप्रशंसनीय ढंग से