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 |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| acclaim | applaud |