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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| defer | put off |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
