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 |
|---|---|
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| application | an act of applying: |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |