GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| demerit | offense |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |