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 |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| distend | extend |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |