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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| congenial | pleasant |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |