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 |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| spate | freshet |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |