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
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
jocosegiven to joking : merry
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
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