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 |
|---|---|
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |