GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

Random words

WordMeaning
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
servileof or befitting a menial position
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
conducivetending to promote or assist
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose