GRE Word List
PROGNOSTICATE
to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
The meaning of the word prognosticate is to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |