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 |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| ramification | branch |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |