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 |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |