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 |
|---|---|
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |