GRE Word List
DYSLEXIA
word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
The meaning of the word dyslexia is word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
| commodious | spacious and comfortable |
| askance | with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at |
| iota | very small quantity |
| fluted | having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column |
| effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| dearth | scarcity |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
| malodorous | foul-smelling |
| mandatory | obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate |
