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 |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |