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 |
|---|---|
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| dynamo | generator |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |