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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judiciarya system of courts of law
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gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
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circleta little circle
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
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