GRE Word List
SUBTLETY
perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning
The meaning of the word subtlety is perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| earthy | unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal |
| hone | sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
| opportunist | individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism |
| magistrate | official with power to administer the law |
| climactic | relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic |
| controvert | oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy |
| odorous | having an odor |
| humid | damp; N. humidity |
| etymology | study of word parts; study of the origins of words |
| stupor | state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness |
