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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cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
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impedimentsomething that impedes
sleeperone that sleeps
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
concurto express agreement
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