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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |