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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WordMeaning
desiccateto dry up
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
seedycontaining or full of seeds
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
bentunenclosed grassland
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened