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
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
withholdto hold back from action : check
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palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
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fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
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