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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |