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
sedentarynot migratory : settled
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
anachronisman error in chronology
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt