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 |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |