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 |
|---|---|
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |