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 |
|---|---|
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| parlance | speech |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |