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 |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| bulk | magnitude |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| abnegation | denial |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |