GRE Word List
FINESSE
delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
The meaning of the word finesse is delicate skill; V: handle with finesse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viand | food; CF. live |
| cant | insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people |
| gradation | series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
| seedy | run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel |
| irate | angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
| finery | beautiful clothes for a special occasion |
| slipshod | slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
| jetsam | things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
| connivance | pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire |
