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 |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |