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 |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| imbue | endow |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |