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
expiateto make amends for
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
depleteto empty of a principal substance
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
renderto melt down
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage