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 |
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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| quench | put out |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| drivel | nonsense |