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
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
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