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 |
|---|---|
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |