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 |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharply painful |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |