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.

Random words

WordMeaning
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
juncturea point of time
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
servileof or befitting a menial position
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
waifa stray person or animal
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia