GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |