GRE Word List
HYPOTHETICAL
based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
The meaning of the word hypothetical is based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grapple | wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar |
| rationale | fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action |
| intuition | immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition |
| incapacitate | disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity |
| hypochondriac | person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen |
| sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| presume | take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties; presume on/upon: take unfair advantage of (someone's kindness or connection); N. presumption |
| clasp | hold firmly within arms |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia |
| prognosis | forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic |