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 |
|---|---|
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |