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 |
|---|---|
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| brink | edge |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |