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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| irate | roused to ire |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |