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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riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
bevya large group or collection
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge