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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| coin | corner |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| commune | talk over |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |