Over decades of direct sunlight, the pigments in the ancient mural began to fade noticeably.
经过数十年的阳光直射，古代壁画中的颜料开始明显褪色。
Preservation consultant Yolanda Reyes notes that extensive window exposure without proper UV filtering can significantly accelerate the fading and deterioration of the library's paper archives over time.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “fade”?
D — Lose color or strength. “fade” means lose color or strength.
Which word means “lose color or strength”?
D — fade. “fade” means lose color or strength.
fade — lose color or strength. In Chinese: 褪色，消退.
fade is pronounced /feɪd/.
Over decades of direct sunlight, the pigments in the ancient mural began to fade noticeably. (经过数十年的阳光直射，古代壁画中的颜料开始明显褪色。)
diminish, dull, pale — all close in meaning to fade (lose color or strength).
intensify, brighten — each the opposite of fade (lose color or strength).
Yes. fade is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
fade (to lose color)