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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WordMeaning
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
gauntexcessively thin and angular
accessiblecapable of being reached
amityfriendship
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy