GRE Word List

APHASIA

loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)

The meaning of the word aphasia is loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection).

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WordMeaning
elusivetending to elude: such as
sanguinarybloodthirsty
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case