GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |