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 |
|---|---|
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |