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
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
propulsivetending or having power to propel
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
historichistorical
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
progenydescendants
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection