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 |
|---|---|
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |