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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |