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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| grotto | cave |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |