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 |
|---|---|
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| canny | clever |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |