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 |
|---|---|
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| sublimate | sublime |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |