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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frigid | intensely cold |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |