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 |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |