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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WordMeaning
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
forlornbereft
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode