GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |