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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |