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 |
|---|---|
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |