GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

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WordMeaning
inebriateone who is drunk
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged