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
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland