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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vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
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squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava