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 |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| pummel | pound |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |