GRE Word List

EXTRAPOLATION

to predict by projecting past experience or known data

The meaning of the word extrapolation is to predict by projecting past experience or known data.

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WordMeaning
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
transitoryof brief duration : temporary