GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

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whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
hydrophobiarabies
gambita chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare