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 |
|---|---|
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |