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 |
|---|---|
| irate | roused to ire |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| aria | air |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |