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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WordMeaning
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
satiatefilled to satiety
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
impuissanceweakness
concurto express agreement
kudospraise given for achievement
martineta strict disciplinarian
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion