GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |