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 |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |