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 |
|---|---|
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |