Without access to the original manuscripts, historians can only conjecture about the author's intended revisions.
由于无法接触原始手稿，历史学家只能推测作者打算进行的修改。
Which choice best defines “conjecture”?
B — To guess based on scant evidence.. “conjecture” means To guess based on scant evidence..
Which word means “To guess based on scant evidence.”?
D — conjecture. “conjecture” means To guess based on scant evidence..
conjecture — To guess based on scant evidence.. In Chinese: 推测；猜想.
conjecture is pronounced //kənˈdʒɛktʃə//.
Without access to the original manuscripts, historians can only conjecture about the author's intended revisions. (由于无法接触原始手稿，历史学家只能推测作者打算进行的修改。)
speculate, surmise, guess — all close in meaning to conjecture (To guess based on scant evidence.).
verify, confirm — each the opposite of conjecture (To guess based on scant evidence.).
Yes. conjecture is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con- + ject(抛) → 抛出想法 → 揣测。