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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assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
quarantinea period of 40 days
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
snivelto run at the nose
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division