GRE Word List
SURMISE
guess; N.
The meaning of the word surmise is guess; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| epicurean | believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N. |
| suppliant | entreating; beseeching; N. |
| floe | flat mass of floating ice |
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| vicissitude | change (esp. from good to bad); change of fortune; CF. the last emperor of China |
| vivacious | lively or animated; sprightly |
| desperado | reckless, desperate outlaw |
| verge | border; edge, rim, or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on |
| infallible | unerring; never making mistakes |
