GRE Word List

CONJECTURE

inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence

The meaning of the word conjecture is inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence.

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remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
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