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 |
|---|---|
| frigid | intensely cold |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |