GRE Word List
PROGNOSIS
the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
The meaning of the word prognosis is the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |