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 |
|---|---|
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| unsavory | insipid |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |