GRE Word List
NUANCE
a subtle distinction or variation
The meaning of the word nuance is a subtle distinction or variation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |