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
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
miragean optical (see optical
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
vergebrink
cohortscompanion
garnishdecorate
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
crossbreedhybridize
thralla state of servitude or submission