GRE Word List
DYSLEXIA
a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
The meaning of the word dyslexia is a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| hardy | bold |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |