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 |
|---|---|
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| amend | to put right |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |