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 |
|---|---|
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |