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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |