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
maverickan unbranded range animal
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
ligneousof or resembling wood
swillwash
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
callousbeing hardened and thickened
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly