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extrapolate

extra(outside)-pol(akin to polish)-ate  [其實是由 extra-(inter)polate組合而成]

v.推斷 [to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.]

  ex. We don't know the exact figure for forest damage, but we can extrapolate from the sample surveys.
  我們不知道森林破壞的精確數字，但是我們可以從抽樣的測量來推算。

v. 外推法(或稱外插法)

ps.

interpolate v.插入文字

字源：1612 (implied in interpolation) "to alter or enlarge (a writing) by inserting new material," from L. interpolatus, pp. of interpolare "alter, freshen up, falsify," from inter- "up" + polare, related to polire "to smoothe, polish." Sense evolved in L. from "refurbish," to "alter appearance of," to "falsify (especially by adding new material)."

interpolate的字義來源是插入一個新的材料才使變大或改變，這邊的pol是polish的意思，是指磨光打亮之義。想表達的想法是加入個新材料就可以使它看似磨光打亮而變大變好，後來就引申成插入文字囉。

extravagance

extra-vaga(走)-ance

n.奢侈 [excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money]

  ex. to avoid extravagance.

n.鋪張浪費之舉;奢侈品 [Something extravagant; luxury]

  ex. Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.

ps.

vaga = vagr == wander

vagrant  adj.流浪的;漂泊不定的

vagabond n.流浪者;浪子

extremist

extreme-ist

n.極端主義者;過激分子 [a person who goes to extremes, esp. in political matters.]

  ex. The bomb was planted by right-wing extremists.
  這顆炸彈是右翼極端分子放置的。

  台聯 maybe

extricate

ex-tric(糾纏、混亂)-ate

v.使擺脫;解救 [ to free or release from entanglement; disengage, disentangle]

  ex. to extricate someone from a dangerous situation.

ps.1

intricate [ in-tric-ate]  adj.複雜精細的

ps.2

trickery [trick-ery]    n.詭計 [其實也可以用複雜去背啦，但是trick真的源頭是欺騙]

extricable

ex-tric(糾纏、混亂)-able

v.擺脫得了的;可解救的 [capable of being extricated.]

extrovert

extro(=extra)-vert(turn)   [這個字亦也可以寫成extravert]

n.個性外向的人 [an outgoing, gregarious person.]

  ex. She' s a good person to invite to a party because she' s such an extrovert.

n.外向

extrovert:reserve
性格外向者不會含蓄

exuberant

ex-uber(=udder ;引申為多產 )-ant  ps.udder n.(母牛、母山羊等的)乳房

adj.生氣勃勃的(想成程度高的happy) [Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy.]  

  ex. He did an exuberant backflip.
  他做了一個充滿活力的後滾翻

adj.繁茂的 [produced abundantly; plentiful]

adj.過度的 [Lavish; extravagant.]

  ex. exuberant compliments  過度的恭維

exuberance

ex-uber-ance

n.生氣勃勃 [the state of being exuberant.]

n.繁茂

  ex. an exuberance of foliage
  茂盛的枝葉

exude

ex-sud(汗)-e

v.使滲出(通常以水珠的方式流出，像汗) [ to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out.]

exude <> absorb