GRE Word List
PREMISE
a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
The meaning of the word premise is a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |