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
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
brevityshortness of duration
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
upshotthe final result : outcome
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space