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
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
warrantedsanction
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part