GRE Word List
SHADE
comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
The meaning of the word shade is comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |