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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
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| beleaguer | besiege |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
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| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |