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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WordMeaning
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
interrogateto question formally and systematically
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious