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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
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| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
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| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |