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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| quarry | game |
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