GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

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WordMeaning
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
tawnyof the color tawny
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey