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 |
|---|---|
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |