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 |
|---|---|
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| cohorts | companion |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |