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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ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
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credentialwarranting credit or confidence