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 |
|---|---|
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |