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
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
pendulouspoised without visible support
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
demurto take exception : object
understateto represent as less than is the case