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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |