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 |
|---|---|
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| fulcrum | prop |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |