GRE Word List

DEMISE

death

The meaning of the word demise is death.

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WordMeaning
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
indissolublenot dissoluble
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
wardthe action or process of guarding
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
solsticeeither 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
flukeflatfish