GRE Word List

COMA

a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison

The meaning of the word coma is a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison.

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WordMeaning
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
asunderinto parts
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing