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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| warranted | sanction |