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 |
|---|---|
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |