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 |
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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 |