GRE Word List
PREMISE
assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
The meaning of the word premise is assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extricate | free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle |
| stereotype | one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer |
| zephyr | gentle breeze; west wind |
| mash | crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl |
| bouillon | clear beef (or meat) soup |
| putrescent | becoming putrid; putrefying |
| inept | unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate |
| mettle | courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome |
| unwonted | unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality. |
| pretend | feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense |
