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 |
|---|---|
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |