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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |