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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| venue | locale |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |