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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |