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
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
briman upper or outer margin : verge