GRE Word List
VIGNETTE
a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
The meaning of the word vignette is a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |