GRE Word List
AMNESIA
loss of memory
The meaning of the word amnesia is loss of memory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profound | deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity |
| stamp | step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth. |
| bout | match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu |
| turbid | (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick |
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success. |
| belated | delayed |
| ascetic | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism |
| exorbitant | (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds |
| caprice | whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause |
| accessible | easy to approach; obtainable |
