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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debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
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resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another