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 |
|---|---|
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| lewd | obscene |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |