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
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| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| collected | gathered together |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |