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 |
|---|---|
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| render | to melt down |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| scotch | scottish |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |