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 |
|---|---|
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| condole | grieve |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |