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
toutto make much of : promote
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
throespang
slapdashhaphazard
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform