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 |
|---|---|
| dolt | a stupid person |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |