GRE Word List
DEMISE
death
The meaning of the word demise is death.
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| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
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| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
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