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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| savant | a person of learning |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |