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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WordMeaning
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
grottocave
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
knottymarked by or full of knots