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extraneous
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not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play" not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk" external: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
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extrapolate
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generalize: draw from specific cases for more general cases interpolate: estimate the value of gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
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extended care facility
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a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)
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extrasensory
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seemingly outside normal sensory channels
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extended family
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a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
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