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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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |