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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| Word | Meaning |
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| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| mortician | undertaker |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |