SAT vocabulary
Supposition
An uncertain belief or assumption; a hypothesis.
Example
"His entire argument was based on the supposition that the economy would improve, but there was no concrete evidence to support it."
Etymology
From Old French 'supposition', from Late Latin 'suppositio' meaning 'a placing underneath', from 'supponere' 'to place under, assume'.
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