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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premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
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