GRE Word List
NUANCE
a subtle distinction or variation
The meaning of the word nuance is a subtle distinction or variation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| maroon | a dark red |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |