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 |
|---|---|
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| onus | burden |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |