GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refrain | curb |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |