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 |
|---|---|
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| brook | creek |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |