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 |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| forlorn | bereft |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| paramour | lover |