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
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
embroiderto ornament with needlework
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
congenialpleasant
palliddeficient in color : wan