GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

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fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
cannyclever
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
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luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party