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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
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
declivitydownward inclination
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat