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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| drivel | nonsense |
| 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 |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |