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
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
forteone's strong point
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem