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 |
|---|---|
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |