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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |