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 |
|---|---|
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| ramification | branch |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |