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 |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| amity | friendship |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
