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.

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WordMeaning
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
raspto rub with something rough
sanctiona formal decree
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
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rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
obsessivetending to cause obsession
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
loutto bow in respect
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries