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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |