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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |