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 |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |