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
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
delugean overflowing of the land by water