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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| hubbub | noise |