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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| wont | accustomed |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |