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 |
|---|---|
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |