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 |
|---|---|
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| swill | wash |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |