GRE Word List
PENUMBRA
a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
The meaning of the word penumbra is a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |