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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
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| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
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| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
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