GRE Word List
SUBTLETY
the quality or state of being subtle
The meaning of the word subtlety is the quality or state of being subtle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fabricate | invent |
| 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") |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| congenial | pleasant |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |