GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

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WordMeaning
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
contrivancea thing contrived
sophistphilosopher
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner