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sur•mise

Pronunciation: (
—v.sur-mīz';
—n.sur-mīz', sûr'mīz), [key]
—v., -mised, -mis•ing,
—n.

—v.t.
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.

—v.i.
to conjecture or guess.

—n.
1. a matter of conjecture.
2. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
3. a conjecture or opinion.

surly

surmount

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