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 |
|---|---|
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |