GRE Word List
APHASIA
loss of speech due to injury or illness
The meaning of the word aphasia is loss of speech due to injury or illness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obstetrician | physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife |
| amnesty | pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) |
| charm | quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| repress | hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion |
| munificent | very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience |
| outmoded | no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned |
| cohere | stick together |
| debauch | corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol) |
| abjure | renounce upon oath |
