GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| solstice | either 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 |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |