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 |
|---|---|
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| concentric | having a common center |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |