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 |
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beware | be cautious (of) |
genealogy | record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry |
interpolate | insert between |
seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
orthodox | traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine |
whittle | pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim |
high-flown | highly pretentious or inflated |
vantage | position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint |
nectar | drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees |
hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |