GRE Word List

DIORAMA

a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening

The meaning of the word diorama is a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening.

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WordMeaning
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lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
poisebalance
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
sciondescendant
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth