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 |
|---|---|
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| growl | rumble |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |