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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| environ | encircle |