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 |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |