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 |
|---|---|
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |