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 |
|---|---|
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |