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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |