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 |
|---|---|
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |