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 |
|---|---|
| exhume | disinter |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |