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 |
|---|---|
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| leery | suspicious |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |