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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hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
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uprightperpendicular
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tawnyof the color tawny
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird