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 |
|---|---|
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
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| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |