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 |
|---|---|
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| aria | air |
| circlet | a little circle |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |