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 |
|---|---|
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |