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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WordMeaning
sustainto give support or relief to
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries