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
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
addenduma thing added : addition
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
legerdemainsleight of hand
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
hierarchya division of angels
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship