conjecture n. 1. inference or judgement based on inconclusive evidence 2. a conclusion based on a guesswork
The detectives made various conjectures about the motive of the murder. 
[Middle English, from Lation conicere (to throw together), com- (with) + jacere (to throw)]
Which part of the dictionary entry will help a student understand similar words?
	A.	the part of speech
	B.	the definitions of conjecture
	C.	the sample sentence
	D.	the definition of the root word conicere