GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dynamic | energetic; vigorously active |
| ingrate | ungrateful person (not expressing thanks) |
| vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
| proliferate | grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation |
| conventional | ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons |
| refectory | dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school) |
| baleful | evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look |
| pith | core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance |
| chancellor | legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor |
| jubilation | rejoicing; great joy |
