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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| nib | bill |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |