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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WordMeaning
groombridegroom
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
raspto rub with something rough
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
etymologythe 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
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile