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 |
|---|---|
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |