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 |
|---|---|
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |