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 |
|---|---|
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |