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 |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |