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 |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| influx | a coming in |
| antecede | precede |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| betray | to lead astray |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| debonair | suave |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |