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 |
|---|---|
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| mulct | fine |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |