GRE Word List
NUANCE
a subtle distinction or variation
The meaning of the word nuance is a subtle distinction or variation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |