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 |
|---|---|
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |