GRE Word List
SUPPOSITION
something that is supposed : hypothesis
The meaning of the word supposition is something that is supposed : hypothesis.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| groom | bridegroom |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |