Stanley tried to determine the meaning of the

Question

vocabulary word, but there were so few clues in the
sentence all he could do was hopelessly conjecture
as to what the word might mean.

Based on context clues, what is the meaning of the
word "conjecture"? What clues led you to your
answer? Write a restate the question answer rare response.

Answer 1

The meaning of the word "conjecture" in this context is to make a guess or speculate about something. The clue that led me to this answer is the phrase "hopelessly conjecture" which indicates that Stanley can only make guesses or speculations about the word's meaning due to the lack of clues in the sentence.