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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| leave-taking | departure |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| prong | fork |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |