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 |
|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| veracious | truthful |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| charlatan | quack |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| purge | to clear of guilt |