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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| forte | one's strong point |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |