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
abortiveprematurely born
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
estimablecapable of being estimated
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
adjacentnot distant : nearby
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery