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

WordMeaning
egressa place or means of going out : exit
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
warrantsanction
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
notcha V-shaped indentation
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)