GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

Random words

WordMeaning
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
naivetea naive remark or action
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
recastto cast again
hardybold
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression