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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |