GRE Word List

APOPLEXY

stroke

The meaning of the word apoplexy is stroke.

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WordMeaning
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
compressto press or squeeze together
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
egregiousconspicuous
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
requiema mass for the dead
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
bluffhaving a broad flattened front