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
constraintthe act of constraining
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
retainto keep in possession or use
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
nomenclaturename
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence