GRE Word List

HYPOTHETICAL

involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural

The meaning of the word hypothetical is involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural.

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runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
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archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
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contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge