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 |
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simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
capacity | legal competency (see competence |
evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
rarefied | being less dense |
partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |