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 |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |