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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| junket | trip |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| overt | open to view : manifest |