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 |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| ram | a male sheep |
| lax | loose |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |