GRE Word List

SURMISE

a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture

The meaning of the word surmise is a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture.

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WordMeaning
smudgeto make a smudge on
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
apostateone who commits apostasy
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle