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
canarda false or unfounded report or story
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
irateroused to ire
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described