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 |
|---|---|
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| concordat | compact |
| spoof | deceive |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |