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 |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |