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 |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| paltry | inferior |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |