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 |
|---|---|
| inanimate | not animate: |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| calculated | apt |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |