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 |
|---|---|
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| spruce | to make spruce |