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
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
unsavoryinsipid
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group