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 |
|---|---|
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |