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 |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| tome | book |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |