conjecture

/kun-JEK-cher/noun

an opinion formed without sufficient evidence; to guess

Everything past the second paragraph is pure conjecture.
Synonyms
speculation, guess, surmise
Antonyms
fact, certainty
Root
ject- (throw)
Memory hook
con + ject (throw): ideas thrown together.

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