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 |
|---|---|
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| hurl | rush |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |