GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

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WordMeaning
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
phenomenaphenomenon
compartmenta separate division or section
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic