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 |
|---|---|
| diadem | crown |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| blackball | to vote against |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |