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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |