GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |