GRE Word List
NUANCE
a subtle distinction or variation
The meaning of the word nuance is a subtle distinction or variation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |