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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
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| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |