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
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
apiculturethe keeping of bees especially on a large scale
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
encumberweigh down
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery