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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
