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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| rotunda | a round building |