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 |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
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| flounder | flatfish |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |