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 |
|---|---|
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| crass | gross |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |