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 |
|---|---|
| ramification | branch |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| conspire | plot |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| quench | put out |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |