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 |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| wry | twist |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |