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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
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| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |