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
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
mandatean authoritative command
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
preamblean introductory statement
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
aceticvinegary
vitalof the utmost importance
significanthaving meaning
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical