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.

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WordMeaning
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
wardthe action or process of guarding
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action