GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramification | branch |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |