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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scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
inclementlacking mildness: such as
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
funerealof or relating to a funeral
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation