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 |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |