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payable on demand.
demanding adj. 1 difficult, hard, exigent, tough, exacting, trying,
taxing: Edwards is a demanding boss. Diamond cutting is
demanding work. 2 insistent, clamorous, urgent, nagging,
persistent: Your demanding fans want another encore.
democratic
adj. egalitarian, classless; republican, representative,
popular, self-governing, autonomous: The colonists voted for a
democratic form of government.
demolish v. 1 tear or pull down, dismantle, reduce to ruin(s), smash,
pull to pieces, knock down, raze, topple, destroy, level: This
building will have to be demolished to make room for the new
shopping mall. 2 destroy, end, bring to an end, make an end of,
put an end to, devastate, terminate, annihilate, overturn,
overthrow, crush, defeat, refute, disprove, dispose of,
suppress, squelch, quash: With just one phrase he demolished
their entire argument.
demon n. 1 devil, evil spirit, fiend, cacodemon or cacodaemon;
monster, ghoul, ogre, harpy, vampire: Medieval demons are
generally depicted as having horns, hoofs, and tails. 2 fanatic,
fiend, enthusiast, addict, Colloq freak: He's a real speed
demon when he gets onto the motorway.
demonstrable
adj. provable, confirmable, attestable, verifiable; evident,
self-evident, obvious, undeniable, apparent, manifest,
indisputable, unquestionable, positive, certain, conclusive:
The judge showed a demonstrable bias against my client.
demonstrate
v. 1 show, prove, make evident, establish, evince, evidence,
exhibit, manifest: The increase in arrests demonstrates the
efficiency of the police. 2 display, explain, expose, describe,
present; illustrate: The salesman demonstrated the new camera
for us. 3 picket, march, parade, rally, protest: More than
5000 people demonstrated against the fraudulent election.
demonstration
n. 1 proof, evidence, testimony, confirmation, verification,