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
buffeta blow especially with the hand
traverseto go or travel across or over
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
thralla state of servitude or submission
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
lassitudea condition of weariness or debility : fatigue
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