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.

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paradigmexample
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
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replicateduplicate
maneuvera military or naval movement
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
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pummelpound
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