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

WordMeaning
disconsolatecheerless
imprudentnot prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
soarto fly aloft or about
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
frigidintensely cold
rigto fit out with rigging
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking