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
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
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aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
clipperone that clips something
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted