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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| verge | brink |
| cohorts | companion |
| garnish | decorate |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |