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 |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| executioner | one who executes |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |