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 |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| pander | to act as a pander |