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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WordMeaning
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
inadvertentlyunintentional
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
serebeing dried and withered
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)