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
solicitorone that solicits
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
emendto correct usually by textual alterations