GRE Word List
SUPPOSITION
something that is supposed : hypothesis
The meaning of the word supposition is something that is supposed : hypothesis.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| dint | force |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |