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 |
|---|---|
| conflagration | fire |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| residual | remainder |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |