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 |
|---|---|
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |