GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
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| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| retiring | reserved |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |