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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| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| unkempt | not combed |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
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| biennial | occurring every two years |