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 |
|---|---|
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| leave-taking | departure |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |