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Guesswork

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“By a careful study⟳ of the figure⟳ we might suspect⟳ that when the rectangle becomes a square its area would be the greatest, but this would at best be mere guesswork. A better way would evidently be to plot the graph of the function (1) and note⟳ its behavior.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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