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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |