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 |
|---|---|
| whittle | a large knife |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |