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 |
|---|---|
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |