GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |