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 |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |