GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

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WordMeaning
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
pungentsharply painful
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
stringenttight
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
codifyto reduce to a code