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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |