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 |
|---|---|
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |