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).

Random words

WordMeaning
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
repastsomething taken as food : meal
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
exudeto ooze out
waketo be or remain awake
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind