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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |