GRE Word List
PREMISE
assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
The meaning of the word premise is assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beware | be cautious (of) |
| genealogy | record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry |
| interpolate | insert between |
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| orthodox | traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine |
| whittle | pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim |
| high-flown | highly pretentious or inflated |
| vantage | position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint |
| nectar | drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
