GRE Word List
AMNESIA
loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
The meaning of the word amnesia is loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |