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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |