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 |
|---|---|
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| acetic | vinegary |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| significant | having meaning |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |