Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Why master was so careful of her, may be safely left to conjecture.

Which word is closest in meaning to the word "conjecture"?

a. evidence

b. fact

c. imagination

d. inference

The correct answer is: d. Inference Inference is the deduction of one thing from another. Sacar conclusiones a partir de algo que se supone es verdadero o falso. La conjetura es la opinión o juicio formados a partir de datos incompletos o hechos que son supuestos. Los juicios se hacen por indicios y observaciones.

D. inference

conjecture (an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.)