GRE Word List
SURMISE
guess; N.
The meaning of the word surmise is guess; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collateral | security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters |
| transcendental | going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism |
| ingrate | ungrateful person (not expressing thanks) |
| rebuff | reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N. |
| premonition | forewarning; presentiment; foreboding |
| amoral | nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong |
| enthrall | capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound |
| fluctuate | waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly |
| presumptuous | going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties |
| protocol | diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport. |
