From the wear on the tools archaeologists surmise that the workshop operated for at least two generations.
根据工具的磨损，考古学家推测这间作坊至少运作了两代人。
Which choice best defines “surmise”?
C — Guess, suppose. “surmise” means guess, suppose.
Which word means “guess, suppose”?
D — surmise. “surmise” means guess, suppose.
surmise — guess, suppose. In Chinese: 猜测，推测.
surmise is pronounced /sərˈmaɪz/.
From the wear on the tools archaeologists surmise that the workshop operated for at least two generations. (根据工具的磨损，考古学家推测这间作坊至少运作了两代人。)
infer, conjecture, suppose — all close in meaning to surmise (guess, suppose).
Yes. surmise is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
sur(above)+mise(place)