JAMB - English Language (2011 - No. 10)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The old woman is suffering from dementia?
The old woman is suffering from dementia?
lucidity
senility
insanity
sagacity
Explanation
Dementia; a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.