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 |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| comprise | to be made up of |