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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pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
gusty | the sensation of taste |
rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
resurrect | to raise from the dead |
entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |