GRE Word List
VISION
the act or power of seeing : sight
The meaning of the word vision is the act or power of seeing : sight.
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| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |