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 |
|---|---|
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
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| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |