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 |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| 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 |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |