To find the meaning of an unknown word you should look at the 'contextual clues' provided by the words that are around it.
To really know a word, you must be able to use it 'in context'. [=in a sentence with other words]
When taken 'out of context', his comments sound cruel, but he was really only joking.
(..) and prosperity here and abroad, to build a New World Order. It's my understanding. I think that the President and I don't know the context of how it came up in his speech last night in New York said that China must be a part of the New World Order. I guess I would like to (..)2009 Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup