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 |
|---|---|
| random | a haphazard course |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |