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 |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original |
| entail | make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B |
| patriarch | father and ruler of a family or tribe |
| voluble | fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility |
| lopsided | heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking |
| valediction | saying farewell; expression of leave-taking |
| pummel | pommel; beat or pound with fists |
| recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| abjure | renounce upon oath |
