Vocab Unit 7 Presentation
Reanna Brooks
Fill in the blank with the word most appropiate from Unit 7
The basketball game was won by the home team on the __________ of a free throw.
THE WORD
premise (n)
1. A proposition offered as basis for an argument
2. In logic, each of the first two propositions in a syllogisms
*can also mean "a building and its grounds"
premise (v)
1. used only as a legal term
1. A proposition offered as basis for an argument
2. In logic, each of the first two propositions in a syllogisms
*can also mean "a building and its grounds"
premise (v)
1. used only as a legal term
Roots
Latin: pre "before"
Antonyms
denial
reality
rejection
reality
rejection
Synonyms
assertion
assumption
grounds
assumption
grounds
HISTORY
First used in 1325-75; Middle English premiss from the Medieval Latin praemissa- noun use of feminine of Latin praemissus "to send"
CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE SENTENCE IN WHICH THE WORD IN BOLD-FACED TYPE IS USED INCORRECTLY.
A. The man was arrested on the premise of murder.
B. When visiting the Buckingham Palace, tourists typically enjoy walking its premise.
C. The quiz-bowl team was disqualified on the premise of cheating.
D. The young girl premised her way out of the project.
ANSWER: D- premise as a verb can only be used in legal matters
B. When visiting the Buckingham Palace, tourists typically enjoy walking its premise.
C. The quiz-bowl team was disqualified on the premise of cheating.
D. The young girl premised her way out of the project.
ANSWER: D- premise as a verb can only be used in legal matters