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
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
founderone that founds or establishes
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
impoverishto make poor
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor