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 |
|---|---|
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| fete | festival |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
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| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |