GRE Word List

SUPPOSITION

something that is supposed : hypothesis

The meaning of the word supposition is something that is supposed : hypothesis.

Random words

WordMeaning
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
surmountto prevail over : overcome
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites