GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| facade | the front of a building |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| piscatorial | piscatory |