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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pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
bulge | to jut out : swell |
relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |