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
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
homilya usually short sermon
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
suitorone that petitions or entreats
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
relegateto send into exile : banish
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler