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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incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
judiciarya system of courts of law
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
rococorococo work or style
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture