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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |