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
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
minusculevery small
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
condescendto assume an air of superiority
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts