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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WordMeaning
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
antecedeprecede
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor