GRE Word List

FINESSE

refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture

The meaning of the word finesse is refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture.

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WordMeaning
bolta lightning stroke
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
mediumsomething in a middle position
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
callousbeing hardened and thickened
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
raptlifted up and carried away
begetto procreate as the father : sire
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated