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 |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |