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 |
|---|---|
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |