GRE Word List

CONTEXT

the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning

The meaning of the word context is the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning.

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WordMeaning
maneuvera military or naval movement
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
corrugatedhaving corrugations
invalidnot valid:
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta