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 |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| render | to melt down |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |