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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |