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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WordMeaning
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
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niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
enduringlasting
diademcrown
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic