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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| demur | to take exception : object |