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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |