Vocabulary Word
Word: premise
Definition: assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
Definition: assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
Sentences Containing 'premise'
I may here premise, that I have nothing to do with the origin of the mental powers, any more than I have with that of life itself.
More Vocab Words
::: deranged - insane::: unrequited - not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love
::: impenitent - not repentant
::: phoenix - symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes
::: unseemly - unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste
::: opportune - timely; well-chosen
::: stint - set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting, unstinting; CF. stint:savings
::: calamity - disaster; misery
::: disproportion - lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate
::: cede - yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
