GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

Random words

WordMeaning
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
irksometending to irk : tedious
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue