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premise (PREM is) (noun)
1. That which is set forth ahead of time as an introduction to a discussion, etc.: The premise of the suffragette movement was that women were entitled to the same rights and responsibilities as men.
2. Property upon which a building may be placed; a building: With the windfall from the lottery, Francisca decided to purchase a premise upon which to erect a school.
3. Something that is taken for granted or assumed: It was the premise of the city hall that there would be no opposition to higher taxes the following year.
surmise (suhr MIGHZ) (verb)
To imagine or infer something based on thin or flimsy evidence: Greg stated, "Do not surmise that Walter can swim just because he likes to exercise in the swimming pool."

There is a premise down the street that is to be developed as a park, including a swimming pool. Dennis tends to surmise that there are plans for life guards, too.

surmise (verb), surmises; surmised; surmising
1. To infer or to guess something without sufficient and conclusive evidence: Janet and David surmised that they had finally located the meeting point for the hikers because there were other people there with backpacks and sturdy shoes waiting together in the parking lot next to the forest.
2. An idea or opinion based on inadequate and unconvincing proof; a conjecture: When Nicole came home after the staff meeting, there wasn’t any dinner left for her; so, she surmised that it had tasted so good that her family could not stop eating all of it!
3. An idea or thought of something as being possible or likely: Jane surmised that the good-looking man must be a prominent person because everybody in front of the theater was asking him for his autograph!
To infer or to think without strong evidence.
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To image something without specific knowledge.
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