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 |
|---|---|
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |