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 |
|---|---|
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| mulct | fine |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |