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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WordMeaning
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
mediateoccupying a middle position
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages