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 |
|---|---|
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| corrugated | having corrugations |