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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "From last year's data, the analyst EXTRAPOLATED next year's enrollment."

  1. extract
  2. extirpate
  3. explicate
  4. project

Answer

D. project

Solution

EXTRAPOLATE means "to estimate by extending known information," so the closest in meaning is "project."

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