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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digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
branda charred piece of wood
anarchyabsence of government
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome