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
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
lardera place where food is stored : pantry
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
dulltedious
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
reciprocateto give and take mutually