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.

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WordMeaning
disingenuouslacking in candor
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
generalitythe quality or state of being general
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation