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 |
|---|---|
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |