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 |
|---|---|
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |