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 |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| armada | a fleet of warships |