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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |