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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| niggle | trifle |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| sophist | philosopher |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| ignite | to set afire |