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 |
|---|---|
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| espouse | marry |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| impinge | encroach |