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 |
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| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |