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
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
smotherto kill by depriving of air
retrenchcut down
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
crossbreedhybridize